Ship in a bottle

Back when I drank I was a drunk in a bottle.  Everybody wondered how and why.  Eventually, I crashed and shattered.

Today I know how I got to where I am.  I give full credit to God. 

Willingness

When the drinking stopped the anger flowed!  Without the bottle I found myself unable to deal with life on life's terms.  Pride, hate, prejudice, jealousy, loneliness and anxiety just to name a few followed anger through the door, and tried to take away my sobriety.
I quickly realized if I were to remain sober, I had to be willing, to put God in charge, and trust him more than I trusted myself.  With God in charge, anger and it's ugly partners, had little power over my thoughts.  My sobriety was able to blossom and flourish!

Willingness remains a powerful coping skill in my life as a sober alcoholic. 

Friday was the worst

My desire to drink was fueled by a pocket full of cash, along with two days of freedom.  This combo of desire, money and time usually led to laughter, lunacy, blackout and remorse.  The last being the most bitter of the four.
It finally took prayer and a total surrender to God to savd me from this awful cycle of self-destruction.  God put some amazing people in my path, people who lured me away from all of that self-destruction, and for that I will always be grateful and willing to serve!

A thought

All the alcohol in the world could never equal the joy of sobriety!

A thought

Live long, live hard, let sobriety be in charge!

Responsibility

It might not be our fault that we drink the way we do, but it is our responsibility to seek the help we need to overcome our constant desire.
That responsibility should start immediately!

Coping skills

One of the greatest things I walked away from treatment and A.A. with were coping skills.  Until I discovered coping skills I didn't have a chance against the first drink.  Treatment and A.A. are not always pleasant places to be, but they are necessary, and they are excellent places to develop life saving coping skills!